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Grateful Dead Live at Thelma Theater on 1969-12-11

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1969-12-11 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Audience, Rion Brady, Adam Egert, Derek McCabe, MOTB

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Introduction And Tuning
Casey Jones
Cold Rain And Snow
Mama Tried
Tom Constanten Plays Bach > Yellow Dog Story
Dire Wolf
It Hurts Me Too
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Black Peter >
Me And My Uncle
Hard To Handle
Dark Star >

Notes

Mastering Notes
-- Software - Bias Peak / Ozone / Nomad Factory EQs / Audiofile Engineering Sample Manager
-- d2t04 - Patched cut off at 19:59 of "Dark Star" with about 33 seconds of gd69-12-11.sbd.gerland.10987.sbeok.shnf (shnid=10987).
-- There is also a synthesized stereo version of this MOTB source, produced using Mid-Side stereo processing techniques.

Notes
-- The tape was stopped in between every song break.
-- d1t03 - Lead in to "Cold Rain And Snow" cuts in abruptly as tape was started right at the opening notes.
-- d1t07 - Lead in to "It Hurts Me Too" cuts in abruptly as tape was started right at the opening notes.
-- d1t08 - Lead in to "China Cat Sunflower" cuts in abruptly as tape was started right at the opening notes.

Addeddate: 2008-04-01 01:46:48

Identifier: gd1969-12-11.fob.brady.motb.91109.sbeok.flac16

Lineage: MAC >> Nakamichi DR-1 => Grace Design Lunatec V3 [Pre-Only] => Korg MR-1000 >> DSF [1-bit 5.6448 MHz Stereo] >> Korg MR-1000 => Korg AudioGate >> WAV [24/96] > (see notes)

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Run time: 81:56

Source: 1 x Sony Microphone => Sony Portable Cassette Recorder [Monophonic] >> MAC

Taped by: Rion Brady

Transferred by: Adam Egert and Derek McCabe and MOTB

Type: sound

Venue: Thelma Theater

Year: 1969

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Reviewer: Rosemanor - - October 9, 2016
Subject: The backstory of this recording.

https://www.facebook.com/sean.brady.94/posts/10209872553666551?pnref=story

Reviewer: Evan S. Hunt - - December 12, 2009
Subject: Ditto To What They Said...

The former reviewers...

Definitely a great show -- such as it is.

It is incomplete, though. Oh, well, nun-the-less, swell!

Takes your ears sum gettin used to.

Amazing rockout version of Dark Star.

Reviewer: bscalera - - August 22, 2009
Subject: Remarkable sound

for 1969 so I will remark. Best sound for a '69 aud that I've heard yet. Show is short but sweet, vintage early Dead. Enjoy! Peace

Reviewer: aegert - - January 2, 2009
Subject: Yes its mono one non stereo mic

Hey it is mono but the mic was on the stage DFC.. There is a stereo ms synthesized version but I only listen to this.. What a document..

We just got a reel from Rion that is a 1st gen of the master of some of the remainder of the show .. stay tuned .. its being baked.. Cryptical I think ;-)

Reviewer: Frogfinder - - August 15, 2008
Subject: TC says

TC says the selection he played at this show on track 5 is French Suite Allemande. Also, he recalls Stephen Stills sat in at this show.

Reviewer: Jesse Ganzer - - May 26, 2008
Subject: stereo version?

navajo, you see it anywhere? like bt.etree?

Reviewer: najavo - - May 12, 2008
Subject: woops

didn't read this:

-- There is also a synthesized stereo version of this MOTB source, produced using Mid-Side stereo processing techniques.

so, this is mono, but motb circulated the synthesized stereo version via torrents.

Reviewer: Darkstarz117 - - April 15, 2008
Subject: GREAT AUD!!!

All I have to say is Bach and Dark Star in one night or one compilation. Either way amazing quality. Its worth the download or stream.

Reviewer: mid-maine - - April 5, 2008
Subject: mix

when comparing to deadbase, this appears to be a composite of the three nights. "hurts me too" is a little more mysterious, not appearing in deadbase at the thelma at all (it does pop up on the fillmore 12/05/69, and others obviously). that doesn't mean they didn't play it, but it could also mean that this is from a different show. hmmm . . .

sound is awesome! sure wish there was a complete collection of this aud from all three nights. i'd almost take it over the board for its ambient ambiance. very warm sound.

thanks for the upload!

Reviewer: mayormarionbarry - - April 2, 2008
Subject: Gift From God

This little dataset is the best sounding AUD I've ever heard from 1969.

Reviewer: NicksPicks - - April 1, 2008
Subject: good sounding MONO recording ?

one mic ? was it a stereo mic ?
recording sounds mono...but none the less, it sounds excellent !

best sounding '69 AUD tape I can remember hearing.

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